Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Bambusoideae
Tribus: Arundinarieae
Subtribus: Arundinariinae
Genus: Chimonobambusa
Species: Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda
Name

Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda T.P.Yi ex D.Ohrnberger
References

Bamboo gen. Chimonobambusa 45. 1990
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Data from 07-Oct-06]. [1]

Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda (筇竹, walking stick bamboo) is a bamboo species, endemic to southwest Sichuan and northeast Yunnan, China, that has been used for walking sticks since the Han Dynasty. Its culms are 2.5–6 meters in height and 1–3 cm in diameter, with large disk-like nodes.
Synonyms

Chimonobambusa tumidinoda T.H.Wen
Qiongzhuea tumidinoda Hsueh & T.P.Yi
Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda (Ohrnb.) Hsueh f. & T.P.Yi

References

Bamboos World Gen. Chimonobambusa 45 1990.
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